Dear ‘Canadian’ Muslims: This is why people hate you

A kindly older woman offered me a head scarf. I respectfully put it on, despite the heat. A few minutes later, however, an angry greyhaired man in a plaid shirt walked into the women’s area, came up to me and another female reporter from a different Calgary paper and insisted we leave. “No media allowed,” he barked.

“You don’t support us, we won’t support you,” said the man in plaid.

It was a strange occurrence, particularly since I had been invited to attend the event…